Category: Classic Cars
-
Ferrari Big Five Collection | Uncrate
[ad_1] Five of Ferrari’s most important cars of the modern era are crossing the block at the same auction hosted by RM Sotheby’s. The first is a 1984 288 GTO, the road-going homologation version of the 308 GT GTB. Powered by a 2.8 DOHC twin-turbo V8, the car is arguably Ferrari’s first supercar, with only…
-
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Chairs & Flares
[ad_1] One of the rarest examples of the Ferrari Dino is the “chairs and flares” configuration, 91 of which were built for the US market. “Chairs and flares” refers to the Daytona-style seats and flared fenders required to cover the wider Campagnolo wheels and tires. Chassis no. 05830 is one of those 91 Dinos, a…
-
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing
[ad_1] The 300 SL Gullwing needs no introduction — but the example pictured here does. Mercedes produced 1,400 Gullwings over its three-year production run, making the car fairly rare. But of those 1,400, just 29 were bodied with aluminum bodywork, making them stand out even amongst a classic. Along with the lightweight alloy body were…
-
Totem Automobili GTAmodificata Alfa Romeo Restomod
[ad_1] Just below the E-Type and well above the Ferrari 250 series is the second most beautiful car of all time — the Alfa Romeo GTA. Totem Automobili revealed the GTAmodificata at the 2024 Geneva Auto Show, a no-holds-barred update of Totem’s GT Super. Italtecnica Engineering builds the GTAmodificata’s 3.2-liter twin-turbo V6, making 810 horsepower…
-
1991 Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer
[ad_1] Every Singer 911 is a bespoke creation — no two are alike. The 911 pictured here, known as the San Juan Commission, was delivered to its owner in October 2023 — barely enough time to drive the 25 miles shown on the odometer. The San Juan Commission is one of the 450 cars that…
-
1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Alloy Competizione
[ad_1] Designed to give Ferrari’s racing-derived road cars a veneer of civility, the 250 Europa GT debuted at the 1954 Paris Motor Show. 43 examples of the Pininfarina-penned Europa GT would leave Maranello between 1954 and 1955, with just two being bodied in aluminum — one of which is pictured here. Chassis no. 0387 GT…
-
Cyan Racing Volvo P1800 Restomod
[ad_1] Introduced in 1961, the Volvo P1800 was a radical departure from the company’s more staid cars — and one of the best-looking cars to enter production. The P1800 was more tourer than sports car, and received a massive boost in popularity when Roger Moore drove one in The Saint TV series. Founded in 1996…
-
1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Club Sport
[ad_1] The 924 began as a joint project with Volkswagen and Audi to bring an entry-level car into the Porsche lineup. With racing always on the menu, Porsche lost no time in developing for privateer teams with the 924 Carrera GT, Carrera GTS, and the ultimate version, the Carrera GTS Club Sport. Bored over to…
-
1976 Lamborghini Countach LP 400 Periscopio
[ad_1] Marcello Gandini’s perfect lines in their purest, most unadorned form wearing the best color in any automaker’s palette, Blu Tahiti — it can only be an original first-run Lamborghini Countach. Chassis no. 1120172, the 86th Countach LP 400 produced, left Italy finished in the same color it wears today: Blu Tahiti over a Tobacco…
-
1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder
[ad_1] Ferrari sold 47 250 GT California Spyders in just under two years, but only six in California — and this is one of those six. Luigi Chinetti, Eno Ferrari’s North American importer, suggested adding “California” to the 250 GT Spyder’s name. Enzo, like it or not, was a car salesman and needed to move…
-
1958 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe
[ad_1] Pininfarina introduced a Ferrari 250-based concept at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show. The car generated such demand that the 250 GT Boano, as it came to be called was put into production. There was one problem: Pininfarina was too overloaded to produce the coachwork, so former Ghia designer Mario Boano was called in. Some…
-
1993 Jaguar XJ220 | Uncrate
[ad_1] With the end of the F-Type leaving Jaguar with no sports cars in its lineup, enthusiasts will have to turn to the used market to get their fix. Those well-heeled collectors will be interested in this 1993 XJ220, the sole supercar made in the company’s history. Briefly the world’s fastest car, the XJ220 was…
-
2024 Voitures Extravert Quintessenza EV
[ad_1] Voitures Extravert’s 2024 Quintessenza line of classic 911 EV conversions is getting an upgrade with a revamped drivetrain and over-the-air updates. Power output is now 375 horsepower and 756 lb-ft of torque. Better battery tech and a new motor help improve range, with future upgrades possible thanks to the aforementioned OTA tech. The Quintessenza…
-
1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder
[ad_1] “It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up.” So spoke Ferris Beuller of the California Spyder, a wonderfully understated way to describe one of the most beautiful works of mankind. The 250 GT SWB California Spyder was an evolution of the LWB California Spyder that ran from…
-
1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary
[ad_1] Lamborghini had every reason to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Countach, and celebrate they did — for three years and 658 units. Horacio Pagani reworked Marcello Gandini’s timeless lines for the occasion, adding some lower-body cladding and strakes to the intakes over the rear fenders. The touches weren’t subtle, but neither was Gandini’s…